Jon Pardi Epitomizes Retro Cowboy Style

From his music to his style, Jon Pardi is the epitome of a modern cowboy. Since releasing his first single in 2012, the 35-year-old Dixon, Calif., singer/songwriter has become a mainstay on country radio, gaining more recognition and accolades each year. Unlike many other male artists who lean more toward trucker hats and graphic T-shirts, Pardi nearly always wears a traditional cowboy hat, plaid shirt and jeans, boots and — on red carpets — elaborately embroidered suits and sport coats that would have made Hank Williams proud. This throwback style also shows in his music, where fiddles, steel guitars and even the occasional banjo set the tone. Although rooted in traditionalism, Pardi manages to infuse his music with enough contemporary elements to comfortably straddle both classic and modern. And that’s gotten him noticed. This year alone, Pardi became the first artist to have two number-one singles on country radio and he also released his critically acclaimed third full-length album, “Heartache Medication,” which spawned the number-one single of that name and a platinum selling certification. The album is also nominated by the Country Music Association for Album of the Year, pitting Pardi against the likes of Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Old Dominion and Ashley McBryde. The

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